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Life Insurance

Shareholders get 25% off premiums.

Applies to new policies when applying with Legal & General by telephone.

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You do everything to protect the ones you love, however we understand that sometimes life can be difficult to predict. So we're here to help you financially protect your family should the worst happen. Life insurance could pay out a cash sum if you die during the length of the policy.

£5 a month minimum premium applies.

Getting your discount

Call us on 0800 107 6830 quoting SHTERM, to get your 25% discount

Opening times:

Monday to Friday 8:30am - 8pm
Saturday 9am - 1pm
We may record and monitor calls.

Types of cover

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Life Insurance

Your chosen cash sum could be paid out if you die during the length of the policy. It could be used to help protect the family's lifestyle and everyday living expenses or help to pay the mortgage.

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Decreasing Life Insurance

Designed to help protect a repayment mortgage so the amount of cover reduces roughly in line with the way a repayment mortgage decreases. Meaning your loved ones could continue to live in the family home without worrying about the mortgage.

Cover details

What's covered?

  • You'll be covered if you die or if you're diagnosed with a terminal illness (with a life expectancy of less than 12 months) within the length of the policy.
  • You choose how much cover you need and how long you need it for.
  • Premiums are guaranteed and will not change unless you make changes to the policy.
  • Additional benefits are included at no extra cost, such as Free Life Cover and Accidental Death Benefit. Terms and conditions apply.
  • You have the option to add Critical Illness Cover at an extra cost when you take out your life insurance policy.

What's not covered?

  • You won’t be covered if within the first year of the policy you die as result of suicide or intentional and serious self-injury, or an event where in our reasonable opinion, you took your own life.
  • You won't be covered if your terminal illness does not meet our definition. See the Policy Booklet PDF for more information.
  • You won't be covered if your payments aren’t up to date

Important information

Please remember that life insurance is not a savings or investment product and has no cash value unless a valid claim is made.

If your life insurance is to cover your mortgage, your policy may not completely pay off your outstanding mortgage unless you make sure your amount of cover is adjusted to match any new mortgage arrangements. If you have Decreasing Life Insurance you must also check that the interest rate applied to your mortgage does not become higher than the interest rate applied to your policy.

Please read the key documents below and the important information page before you apply.

Key documents

If you are an existing customer please refer to your policy documents for details of your cover.

Please read before you apply

Why get life insurance with L&G?

We've been protecting families like yours for over 185 years. You can trust us to provide expert cover and supporting benefits.

Defaqto 5 Star Rated

5 Star Defaqto rated cover, the highest rating possible!

There when you need us

In 2024 we paid out £583 million in life claims, helping more than 14,000 people and their families.

Wellbeing Support

We've partnered with RedArc Assured Limited to bring you our Wellbeing Support service. Offering phone-based services to support your mental health and wellbeing.

Care Concierge

Free access to our team of Care Experts, this confidential and impartial telephone advisory service can help you or loved ones understand and find adult and later life care. Find out more.

Ready to help protect your family?

Call us on 0800 107 6830 and quote discount code SHTERM, to get your 25% discount.

Opening times:

Monday to Friday 8:30am - 8pm
Saturday 9am - 1pm

We may record and monitor calls.

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